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<h4 class="subsubsection">23.2.2.32 Python representation of architectures</h4>
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<p><small>GDB</small> uses architecture specific parameters and artifacts in a
number of its various computations.  An architecture is represented
by an instance of the <code>gdb.Architecture</code> class.
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<p>A <code>gdb.Architecture</code> class has the following methods:
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<dt><a name="index-Architecture_002ename"></a>Function: <strong>Architecture.name</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
<dd><p>Return the name (string value) of the architecture.
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<dt><a name="index-Architecture_002edisassemble"></a>Function: <strong>Architecture.disassemble</strong> <em>(<var>start_pc</var> <span class="roman">[</span>, <var>end_pc</var> <span class="roman">[</span>, <var>count</var><span class="roman">]]</span>)</em></dt>
<dd><p>Return a list of disassembled instructions starting from the memory
address <var>start_pc</var>.  The optional arguments <var>end_pc</var> and
<var>count</var> determine the number of instructions in the returned list.
If both the optional arguments <var>end_pc</var> and <var>count</var> are
specified, then a list of at most <var>count</var> disassembled instructions
whose start address falls in the closed memory address interval from
<var>start_pc</var> to <var>end_pc</var> are returned.  If <var>end_pc</var> is not
specified, but <var>count</var> is specified, then <var>count</var> number of
instructions starting from the address <var>start_pc</var> are returned.  If
<var>count</var> is not specified but <var>end_pc</var> is specified, then all
instructions whose start address falls in the closed memory address
interval from <var>start_pc</var> to <var>end_pc</var> are returned.  If neither
<var>end_pc</var> nor <var>count</var> are specified, then a single instruction at
<var>start_pc</var> is returned.  For all of these cases, each element of the
returned list is a Python <code>dict</code> with the following string keys:
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<dt><code>addr</code></dt>
<dd><p>The value corresponding to this key is a Python long integer capturing
the memory address of the instruction.
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<dt><code>asm</code></dt>
<dd><p>The value corresponding to this key is a string value which represents
the instruction with assembly language mnemonics.  The assembly
language flavor used is the same as that specified by the current CLI
variable <code>disassembly-flavor</code>.  See <a href="Machine-Code.html#Machine-Code">Machine Code</a>.
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<dt><code>length</code></dt>
<dd><p>The value corresponding to this key is the length (integer value) of the
instruction in bytes.
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